escarpment
/ɪˈskɑːpmənt/noun
- a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights(尤指高原边缘处或不同高度地块之间的)急斜坡, 陡坡; 悬崖。
词源
early 19th cent.: from French escarpement, escarpe 'scarp', from Italian scarpa 'slope'. Compare with SCARP.